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A big thanks…

To the horse rider(s) who were not only riding their horses on a shared path (ergo, shared by pedestrians and cyclists, no horses allowed) but then let them defecate all over it and didn’t bother cleaning it up.

In my years of living in Canberra that action really does sum up what I have come to expect of most horse riders…

[ED – have we finally found a cause to unite cyclist, motorist, and pedestrian in a common hatred?]

Same rules for dog owners should apply to horse owners… if your animal craps in public, you have to clean it up.

I believe it’s a $50 fine if you’re walking a dog without a bag, or similar method to clean up. (Like that law would ever be enforced)
So for a horse it should be at least twice as big. Fine/poo ratio should apply to turd-size.

Lucky no-one has pet cows they take for a walk.

I’m going to feed my brontosaurus a big bowl of chilli then take him for a walk and see how people like it. Maybe down by lake BG on a Sunday afternoon?

Possibly a bit late but, meh, a busy week.
callait’s just grass, it will wash away.
Um, no, it’s grass and all the other additives horse owners feed their animals to keep them healthy (molasses, calcium etc) mixed with bacteria and acids from the horses digestive system. You think its harmless? Then we’ll see what happens when you cop a load in your face shall we? Think really ugly eye infections and bad, bad diarrhea…

Jim JonesOh FFS, now all horse riders are terrible people too?
I used to think the same way until I tried to deal with them here in Canberra (and yes, I have had formal and informal dealings with these people via various infrastructure initiatives and trying to get them involved along with other interested groups).

PostalgeekDry your eyes, princess. What do you think people were stepping around for the last umpteen hundred years before the motor car came along?
We’ll just ignore the little thing about them breaking the law then? Oh ok, that makes it ALL ok then! Sorry to have bothered you…

randomCitation needed? Going by the Australian Road Rules, I’m pretty sure they’re allowed, but must give way to pedestrians.
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Australian Road Rules Incorporation 2010 (No 1)http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2010-113/default.asp
Rule 242
(2) A shared path is an area open to the public (except a separated footpath) that is designated for, or has as one of its main uses, use by both the riders of bicycles and
pedestrians, and includes a length of path for use by both bicycles and pedestrians beginning at a shared path sign or shared path road marking and ending at the nearest of the following:
(a) an end shared path sign or end shared path road marking;
(b) a no bicycles sign or no bicycles road marking;
(c) a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking;
(d) a road (except a road-

Clow killerSo what sort of fine should ACT Labor be given for inflicting Stanhope on us?
Good call 🙂

Devil_n_DisquizCarry one of those mini air horn thingees. If a horse is on a path where it is not allowed to be,,,,a short sharp blast from your air horn in reasonably close proximity to the horses rear end should suffice.
That has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever read. And I read the Canberra Times once…

FishoYet….. if you bumped into exactly the same people outside of Canberra, mountain biking, horse riding or whatever – you tend to stop and have a yarn, brew up a cuppa and its all good.

Well no, I have lived all over the country and generally speaking there is a good respect for various spaces. But when someone breaks the law they cop it. If they want to talk about access first then fine, make the call, grab a brew and chat, but that isn’t what is happening. And is a sign of what I see as a change of the modern times with people only thinking of themselves…

I’m surprised that someone didn’t come along with their trailer to scoop up the horse poop! It’s great stuff for gardens.

As a cyclist myself, I will just chuckle quietly at the folks getting all agitated about horse manure. As for people trying to compare horse manure to dog shit, would you stack spades full of dog shit on your garden? There is a distinct aromatic difference between herbivore poop and carnivore poop.

Just so people know it’s not “just poop” it can be quite a hazard on a cycle path making it slippery and also unpleasant to breath when your in-taking so much air. There used to be quite lot in the underpass underneath hindmarsh drive where the parkway crosses over, as I recall it sat there for some weeks untill it rained enough. Of more concern is whoever left a severed kangaroo leg on that same path, now that really stunk.

Carry one of those mini air horn thingees. If a horse is on a path where it is not allowed to be,,,,a short sharp blast from your air horn in reasonably close proximity to the horses rear end should suffice.

People evidently have horses in Sydneyland too. In fact right next to my workplace in Matraville is a fenced-off area where people can graze their horses. Across the road from that is a large expanse of parkland where people often ride them. That said, I haven’t seen them anywhere else yet, maybe it’s an unusual arrangement

Thanks for that concept, Preacher. Suddenly I want a pet triceratops, just like the one in Jurassic Park! Think your pony leaves a big poop on your path? Quake in fear after BimboGeek takes her triceratops for a walk on Black Mountain! Mwahahahahahaha!!!

Same rules for dog owners should apply to horse owners… if your animal craps in public, you have to clean it up.

I believe it’s a $50 fine if you’re walking a dog without a bag, or similar method to clean up. (Like that law would ever be enforced)
So for a horse it should be at least twice as big. Fine/poo ratio should apply to turd-size.

Amendments to give renters more rights have passed the Legislative Assembly. It will be easier for renters to keep a pet, make minor modifications to their rental property, and to break a lease without incurring significant costs https://t.co/UG9YEv9ilQ(8 hours ago)